Fibular taping does not alter lower extremity spinal reflex excitability in individuals with chronic ankle instability.

Objective: To determine changes in spinal reflex excitability of the soleus and fibularis longus muscles before and after fibular taping intervention.

Methods: Twenty-one individuals (age = 23.4 ± 2.

Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion influences dynamic balance in individuals with chronic ankle instability.

Unlabelled: PURPOSEBACKGROUND: Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) often have impairments in ankle range of motion (ROM) and balance. There is limited evidence that these impairments are related in individuals with CAI. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between ankle dorsiflexion ROM and dynamic balance in individuals with CAI.

Fibular taping does not influence ankle dorsiflexion range of motion or balance measures in individuals with chronic ankle instability.

Objectives: To determine the effects of fibular taping on ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) and dynamic balance in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

Design: Single-blind, randomized crossover.

Methods: Twenty-three individuals (age=23.